Emily Bazelon on Trump’s war against the press. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend on retirement issues. And Bill Press talks with Virginia Congressman Don Beyer.

Journalist and civil liberties watchdog Emily Bazelon says Trump’s war against the press is designed to undermine America’s faith in independent media. As I.R.A’s may come under attack in a new Republican tax bill, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend advocates for a pension system that will replace the retirement accounts and get seniors better returns on their investments. And Bill Press interviews Congressman Don Beyer of Virginia.

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Emily Bazelon

Journalist Emily Bazelon talks with us about various aspects of free speech and the Trump administration.

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

Instead of relying on IRA’s, which can fluctuate with the market, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is looking at a system under which a nationwide pool of savings could reap much greater rewards than current Wall Street investments yield. An encore presentation from one year ago, and still relevant.

Jim Hightower has spent three decades battling the "powers that be on behalf of the powers that ought to be."

Twice elected Texas Agriculture Commissioner, Hightower believes that the true political spectrum is not right to left but top to bottom, and he has become a leading national voice for the 90 percent of the public who no longer find themselves within shouting distance of the Washington and Wall Street powers at the top.

As political columnist Molly Ivins said, "If Will Rogers and Mother Jones had a baby, Jim Hightower would be that rambunctious child — mad as hell, with a sense of humor."

To read his latest commentaries and subscribe to his monthly Hightower Lowdown, go to www.JimHightower.com.